Thursday, January 24, 2008

There are loads of interesting things there - music videos (something our stupid MTV hardly ever plays), interviews (I saw a really old one with Duran Duran the other day, so much fun) and food TV shows. I can watch the ones I missed before upgrading my cable TV and also the ones that are not aired here in Brazil. Like bill’s food.

Even though my heart belongs to Gordon Ramsay, there is nothing like watching Bill in the kitchen. The way he cooks – the fact that he smiles all the time is a plus, of course – the music… Not to mention the beautiful kitchen itself, something I totally envy – actually, I envy his house as a whole. And then he goes and serves the food to his wife and daughters… So lovely!

This is the second time I make one of his recipes: the first was the delicious choc banana bread. There are many, many other recipes printed and on the top of my “to try” list. This pasta dish was taken from the delicious. magazine, November 2006 issue.

This is my entry for the Weekend Herb Blogging, this time hosted by Anna, from the blog Anna’s Cool Finds.

Cook the spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente.Meanwhile, put the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until almost crispy. Add the garlic and chili and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes, until the garlic is golden. Add the white wine and cook, stirring, for about 20 seconds.Drain the pasta, add to the frying pan with the spinach. Toss to coat in the sauce until the spinach is wilted. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the parsley.Serve with lots of parmesan.

Every time I go to You Tube I realize how easy it is to get completely lost there -- clicking around, going from one fun video to the next, and all of a sudden you've spent an hour completely entertained -- but completely diverted from work or whatever you were supposed to be doing! So, then, you go to the kitchen and make a dish of this wonderful pasta with spinach and garlic -- and that makes it all right again!

I'm already spending way too much time online so I think I better not go to YouTube and see the cooking shows! Love the sound of this dish. It's been a long time since I cooked any spaghetti! Need to do it.

Patricia, I'd never heard of Bill Granger, so thank you very much for the introduction. I've just been cruising his site and enjoyed it thoroughly. This recipe is wonderful - lots of bacon plus garlic and hot peppers - YUM!

Thanks for leaving a comment! You pasta looks like its to die for. I just love all that cheese on top. Those pistachio cakes are really easy to make, you could probably throw it together in under 10 minutes (plus bake time).